Alert archive / Indiana / Flash Flood Warnings in 1990
Flash Flood Warning 8, NWS Northern Indiana
NWS Northern Indiana issued this flash flood warning at Aug 20, 1990, 2:51 PM EST for Huntington County, Indiana. It was in force for 3 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 20, 1990, 2:51 PM EST (19:51 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 20, 1990, 6:00 PM EST
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Northern Indiana
- Area
- Whole counties
County Huntington County, IN
The radar
The WSR-88D network and its archive begin in 1991, so there is no radar volume for this alert.
The nearest sounding before it
Dayton/James M C, OH (KDAY), launched 12:00Z, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 150 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 238 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -146 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 672 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 24 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 73 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 88 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
TTAA00 KFWA 201951
FFWFWA
INC053-069-202300-
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED/EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WAYNE IN
251 PM EST MON AUG 20 1990
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WARNING
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 600 PM EST FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES
IN THE NORTHEAST PART OF INDIANA
GRANT...SOUTHERN HUNTINGTON
AT 246 PM EST THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINS WERE MOVING INTO
GRANT COUNTY OF NORTHEAST INDIANA. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING
NORTHEAST AND ACROSS ALREADY SATURATED GROUND. AS THESE THUNDERSTORM
S MOVE ACROSS GRANT AND INTO SOUTHERN HUNTINGTON COUNTIES RAINFALLS
OF 1 TO 3 INCHES COULD BE PRODUCED.
THESE VERY HEAVY RAINFALLS WILL PRODUCE FLOODING OF STREAMS AND
OF ROADWAYS.
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS FLOODING IS IMMINENT. TAKE NECESSARY
PRECAUTIONS AGAINST FLOODING IMMEDIATELY.
DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM ON FOOT OR IN A VEHICLE.
RAPIDLY RISING WATER MAY SWEEP YOU AWAY.
DURING HEAVY RAINS...KEEP SMALL CHILDREN AWAY FROM OPEN STORM
DRAINS...WATER CATCHMENTS...STREAMS AND WATERWAYS. SHALLOW...GENTLY
FLOWING WATER CAN BECOME A RAGING TORRENT IN A MATTER OF MINUTES.
MARSHALLWhat forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 20, 11:16 AM EST, 3 hours 35 minutes before
MIZ001-007-008-INZ001-002-004-005-201830- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SOUTH BEND IN 1115 AM EST MON AUG 20 1990 ...THUNDERSTORMS REDEVELOPING AND INTENSIFING OVER PULASKI...FULTON AND SOUTHERN MARSHALL COUNTIES IN NORTHERN INDIANA... AT 1055 AM EST...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED FROM JUST SOUTH OF KNOX INDIANA...30 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SOUTH BEND...TO JUST SOUTH OF ROCHESTER INDIANA...ABOUT 50 MILES SOUTH OF SOUTH BEND. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHERN THIRD OF INDIANA FOR TODAY. THESE STORMS WILL PRODUCE HEAVY DOWNPOURS...PONDING AND FLOODING...IN THE ALREADY SATURATED AREA AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. REPORT ANY FLOODING TO LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS. IF HIGH WATER IS NEAR LEAVE FOR HIGHER GROUND BEFORE YOUR ESCAPE ROUTE IS FLOODED. MOWERY
Special weather statement, Aug 20, 11:29 AM EST, 3 hours 22 minutes before
INZ003-005-006-OHZ001-201730- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WAYNE IN 1130 AM EST MON AUG 20 1990 ...THUNDERSTORMS WITH BRIEF HEAVY RAINS MOVING ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST INDIANA. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR NORTHEAST INDIANA TODAY. AT 1125 AM EST THUNDERSTORMS WITH BRIEF HEAVY RAINS EXTENDED FROM 25 MILES NORTHWEST OF FORT WAYNE TO 10 MILES WEST OF FORT WAYNE IN NORTHEAST INDIANA. OTHER THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINS EXTENDED FROM 35 MILES SOUTHWEST OF FORT WAYNE TO 40 MILES WEST OF FORT WAYNE. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH AND CONTAINED DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS. THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE BRIEF FLOODING OF LOW LYING( ROADWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. BY 1230 PM EST/130 PM EDT THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL EXTEND FROM NEAR AUBURN TO 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF FORT WAYNE AND FROM 15 MILES WEST OF FORT WAYNE TO 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF COLUMBIA CITY INDIANA. MARSHALL
Special weather statement, Aug 20, 12:32 PM EST, 2 hours 19 minutes before
INZ003-005-006-OHZ001-201830- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WAYNE IN 1225 PM EST MON AUG 20 1990 ...THUNDERSTORMS WITH BRIEF HEAVY RAINS MOVING ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST INDIANA. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR NORTHEAST INDIANA TODAY. AT 1223 PM EST THUNDERSTORMS WITH BRIEF HEAVY RAINS EXTENDED FROM 50 MILES NORTHWEST OF FORT WAYNE TO 40 MILES NORTH OF FORT WAYNE IN NORTHEAST INDIANA. OTHER THUNDERSHOWERS WERE OCCURRING TO THE NORTH AND WEST OF A LINE EXTENDING FROM 25 MILES SOUTHWEST OF FORT WAYNE TO 30 MILES NORTHEAST OF FORT WAYNE. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH AND CONTAINED DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS. BY 130 PM EST THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL EXTEND FROM 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF LAGRANGE TO ANGOLA. THUNDERSHOWERS WILL BE OCCURRING TO THE NORTH OF A LINE EXTENDING FROM FORT WAYNE TO DEFIANCE OHIO. MARSHALL
Special weather statement, Aug 20, 1:26 PM EST, 1 hour 25 minutes before
INZ003-005-006-OHZ001-201930- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WAYNE IN 125 PM EST MON AUG 20 1990 ...A THUNDERSTORM NEAR COLUMBIA CITY INDIANA HAD WEAKENED IN INTENSITY... ...THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS CANCELLED FOR NORTHEAST INDIANA... AT 125 PM EST...THIS STORM 20 MILES NORTHWEST OF FORT WAYNE HAD BRIEF HEAVY RAIN AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. IT IS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. BY 230 PM EST...THE STORM WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AS IT MOVES BETWEEN HUNTERTOWN AND AUBURN INDIANA. OTHER THUNDERSHOWERS CONTINUE FARTHER NORTH...BETWEEN LAGRANGE AND ANGOLA INDIANA. THEY ALSO WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH AND WILL CONTINUE IN THE SAME AREA OVER THE NEXT HOUR. REMEMBE!R...TO STAY INSIDE DURING THUNDERSTORMS. . WITSAMAN
Special weather statement, Aug 20, 1:52 PM EST, 59 minutes before
MIZ001-007-008-INZ001-002-004-005-201830- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SOUTH BEND IN 150 PM EST MON AUG 20 1990 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR NORTHERN INDIANA CANCELLED... SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVER NORTHERN INDIANA BUT RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE SUFFICIENT TO CAUSE FLASH FLOODING. FLOOD WARNINGS CONTINUE IN EFFECT FOR THE KANKAKEE AND TIPPECANOE RIVERS IN NORTHERN INDIANA WHERE VERY HEAVY RAINFALL HAS OCCURRED SINCE FRIDAY NIGHT. RECORD OR NEAR RECORD FLOODING IS IN PROGRESS AT SOME POINTS ALONG THESE RIVERS. AT 1 45 PM EST...SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSHOWERS EXTENDED FROM SOUTHERN LAKE MICHIGAN EASTWARD ACROSS SOUTHWEST LOWER M]ICHIGAN AND NORTHERN INDIANA. . THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSHOERS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AROUND 20 MPH. MOWERY
Special weather statement, Aug 20, 2:12 PM EST, 39 minutes before
INZ003-005-006-OHZ001-202000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WAYNE IN 210 PM EST MON AUG 20 1990 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST INDIANA... AT 208 PM EST STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM 30 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MARION TO 35 MILES WEST OF MARION IN NORTHEAST INDIANA. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH AND CONTAINED SMALL HAIL...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND VERY yHEAVY RAINS. THESE STORMS WILL PRODUCE BRIEF FLOODING OF LOW LYING ROADWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. BY 3 PM EST THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL EXTEND FROM 35 MILES SOUTHWEST OF FORT WAYNE OR JUST NORTH OF WABASH TO 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MARION. MARSHALL
The office that day
Everything else NWS Northern Indiana issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 20, 2:51 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | IWX | Grant | 112 min |
| Aug 20, 3:53 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | IWX | Blackford, Wells | 50 min |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.